Kaiumati Roche
Co-Owner and Operator

Kai has dedicated the last 13 years to an ever-increasing depth and breadth of connection between supporting individual & organizational growth, and development through experiential engagement in adventure environments. For Kai, it’s not just an occupation or profession but more a calling. Drawing from his experience as a client, guide, student, trainer, manager, and leader across organizations he finds insight and opportunity to improve risk management, client and staff experience, organizational resiliency, and sustainability. He approaches each new organization as an opportunity to learn, grow, and share insight along the way together. Often this has led to healthy organizational shifts as a result of the feedback and insight he provided along the way. His love of leadership, development, and insight landed him in training and development roles within the outdoor behavioral healthcare field. 

Kai returned to school at Oregon State University-Cascades to pursue a degree in Tourism and Outdoor Leadership with a focus on Adventure Leadership and Education. He found that through his education he was able to seek out additional insight into the most fundamental practices and theories required to train and develop outdoor leaders and thus provide impactful, high-quality experiential programming. He sought out opportunities to refine his approach and better understand areas of interest such as; experiential engagement, intersections of pay, education and experience in the outdoor industry, risk management through professional development and organizational practices, effects of working environments on turnover, burnout and secondary trauma, accreditation and certification vs. experience in training and hiring practices.

During each scheduled break from school, practicum and internship was treated as an opportunity to apply his knowledge and experience in the realm of guiding and keeping his hands in the dirt. This core practice is a foundation for his approach in the field of outdoor education and leadership. Being a perpetual student Kai is well known for asking a lot of questions, challenging the accepted status quo of performance, and seeking out opportunities to improve process and experience across the board.

Organizations Kai has worked for and with.